Brewing in The Middle East

What is going on? We have:
1) The Lebanese rising UP
2) The elections in Iraq - a horrible day today, but I do believe the Iraqis are gonna do it!
3) Hosne Mubarek is begrudgingly going to allow some opposition in Turkey.
4) I have read the Saudi's have had the most open elections (for them) in along time!

The point? Things, they are a changing there. It may not be pretty, but it is happening. Time will tell the end result, but it can't be any worse can it? :)